Quotes About Wit

Of course those that have charm don't really need brains.

She laughed with thrilling scorn. Sophisticated-God, I'm sophisticated!

The strongest should come first in comedy because once a character is really established as funny everything he does is funny.

She laughed again, as if she said something very witty, and held my hand for a moment, looking up into my face, promising that there was no one in the world she so much wanted to see. That was a way she had.

she laughed with thrilling scorn. 'Sophisticated—God, I'm sophisticated!

She could make fascinating and almost brilliant conversation out of the thinnest air that ever floated through a drawing-room.

Evelyn leaned out her window and calmly said, "Let's face it, honey, I'm older than you are and have more insurance than you do," and drove away.

There's no greater proof of an impoverished mind than its inability to be witty except at other people's expense.

Are your friends as good as MY friends? I can discern the nod of of assent but doubt it. My own friends are far better, they are famous people and they are all dead. Who, you may ask, are those friends of mine, and why are they dead? It is a fair question. They are dead because, had they lived, they would have died anyway from extreme old age and decrepitude.

I'm fascinated by comedy.

If it ain't baroque, don't fax it.

I think comedy has to be very fearless, or it just gets bland.

Verbally, I'm quite fast on my feet. I could embarrass or anger most people if I wanted to.

I see myself as the female John Cleese.

Anyone can tell the truth, but only very few of us can make epigrams.

The first rule of comedy should be, you must be very lazy. Whoever works should be immediately removed.

Why, I'd horse-whip you if I had a horse.

She laughs at everything you say. Why? Because she has fine teeth.

I wanna be funny, but if I have a chance to make a point while being funny - why not?

I guess I've got a smart wife.

The wife's run off with the bloke next door. I do miss him.

My wife dresses to kill. She cooks the same way.

My wife and I both come from Irish families. There are two kinds of Irish families: the hitting kind and the kidding kind. If you're fortunate - and both of us are - you come from the kidding kind of Irish family.

Northern Irish people tend to have this sharp, dark sense of humour.